Eid Maamoul with Cream Cheese

Name: Eid Maamoul with Cream Cheese
Ingredients: 100 grams butter (about 7 tablespoons); 4 Kiri cheese squares (or 4 ounces cream cheese); 1 cup flour (about 120 grams); 1/2 teaspoon maamoul spice mix or mahleb; anise seeds; ground fennel seeds; cardamom; 4 tablespoons sugar; date paste (for filling) or walnuts

Shorouk M. Ayad @matbakh_shorouk

القاهره..مصر الجديده😍😍

I truly love maamoul, and my friends from the Levant taught me authentic and delicious semolina versions. But I wanted to try the cream cheese maamoul trend, and it turned out amazing!

Shorouk M. Ayad @matbakh_shorouk

القاهره..مصر الجديده😍😍

I truly love maamoul, and my friends from the Levant taught me authentic and delicious semolina versions. But I wanted to try the cream cheese maamoul trend, and it turned out amazing!

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Ingredients

100 gramsbutter (about 7 tablespoons)
4Kiri cheese squares (or 4 ounces cream cheese)
1 cupflour (about 120 grams)
1/2 teaspoonmaamoul spice mix or mahleb
anise seeds
ground fennel seeds
cardamom
4 tablespoonssugar
date paste (for filling) or walnuts

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Steps

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Beat the butter, cheese, and sugar together until the mixture is completely creamy.
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Add the flour and spices, and mix until you get a very soft dough.
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Take a ball of date paste and wrap it inside a ball of dough. Shape into a ball, then use a maamoul mold or tongs to decorate. For a different filling, mix chopped walnuts with 1 tablespoon honey and a couple of drops of rose water, then fill the dough with this mixture (optional).
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Bake in the oven for 10 minutes, then broil for just 2 minutes. Serve as is, or dust with powdered sugar if you like.
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